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[catswhiskas]

25a tame maggot (6).....this is my last, thankyou

[Aquagility]

Gentle

[Southsider]

sorry, am i being very stupid. can you explain why this is the answer please.

[lector]

hi Southsider -

I didnt know either, but have googled to find out -

http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/g entle.html

scroll down to -

The gentle craft. Angling. The pun is on gentle, a maggot or grub used for baiting the hook in angling.

[Southsider]

Thank you. I would never have got that in a million years!